The Parkeisenbahn Chemnitz (PEC) is a narrow gauge
children's railway
A children's railway or pioneer railway is an extracurricular educational institution, where children interested in rail transport can learn railway professions. This phenomenon originated in the USSR and was greatly developed in Soviet times. T ...
in
Chemnitz,
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...
, Germany. It is 2.3 kilometres long and has one station, two stops, one depot and one block post. Until 1990 it was operated as a
Pioniereisenbahn. The Parkeisenbahn has six
diesel locomotives, two
steam locomotives, nine passenger wagons and some other vehicles. It has the route number 12248.
With the exception of the engine driver and the station master, all jobs around the railway are done by children and teenagers.
Sources
External links
Parkeisenbahn Chemnitz website (German)
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Children's railways
Transport in Chemnitz
Tourist attractions in Chemnitz